Critics often compare the Monkees to the Beatles. In 1970, the Beatles broke up. That same year, the Monkees had only half-broken up. According to AllMusic, Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones stayed ...

It’s rare that an act gets to go out just the way they always imagined. At the end of a significant run together, a band often is so beset by baggage that their final release can seem a distant echo ...

The Monkees may be the most successful producer-arranged band of all time. The band started as a group of actors hired for a television show about a band. The comedy series, titled The Monkees, led to ...

For Davy Jones, the Monkees' resident heartthrob, staying in the group wasn't an option in 1970. Guitarist Mike Nesmith had left in April that year, and Peter Tork had split in early 1969. Tired of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Micky Dolenz knows you don’t want a new version of “Last Train to Clarksville.” The Monkees star gets you just want the original ...

Editor’s Note: David Browne is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and author of “Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970.” (Da Capo) The death ...

Micky Dolenz does hope that the album shines a light on Mike Nesmith's songwriting and solo work, which is often eclipsed by the Monkees' legacy. By Gary Graff Micky Dolenz figures it was inevitable ...